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Two Girls and a Sailor

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After a successful nightclub performance, singer Patsy (June Allyson) and her gold digger sister Jean (Gloria DeHaven) hold a private show for servicemen, after which both become smitten with a sailor named Johnny (Van Johnson). Unexpectedly, Patsy and Jean receive a huge anonymous donation, which they use to refashion an abandoned warehouse into a canteen. As they continue working on their new business, they try to determine who their benefactor was, all the while competing for Johnny's love.

Critics Reviews

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Bosley Crowther New York Times 03/25/2006
On the veriest thread of a story, it spins melody, humor, whimsey and romance with a cast of engaging performers. Go to Full Review Sara Hamilton Photoplay 11/24/2020
Really we couldn't be more enthusiastic about this movie that earns its right to be labeled "entertainment." Go to Full Review William R. Weaver Motion Picture Herald (Exhibitors Herald) 11/23/2020
Production by Joseph Pasternak is superlative on all counts, and direction by Richard Thorpe as smooth as satin. Go to Full Review P.S. Harrison Harrison's Reports 11/20/2020
Not only does the picture offer delightful entertainment, but it presents a captivating personality, June Allyson, whose charm should win everyone who sees her. Go to Full Review Elena de la Torre Cine-Mundial 09/17/2019
[A] straightforward and interesting... movie. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Steve Crum Video-Reviewmaster.com 10/16/2008
3/5
Pedestrian but pleasing MGM second tier musical starring Van Johnson and June Allyson. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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mark G @Mark_Alan_G. 13h Hey, do you want to see a movie with no plot and the worst acting you'll ever see? This movie is the definition of cringe. I get it, it's supposed to be some kind of escapism from the war, but the only thing I could think is, if I was a young male at the time, I would join the war effort to avoid having to see this movie. See more Steve D @RT35616104 03/25/2024 The story is as thin as paper. See more Thomas M @TMProofreader 05/08/2019 The best movie song ever sung: Inka Dinka Doo! See more 06/08/2016 this turned out to be a real star-studded movie, with the likes of the Harry James and Xavier Cugat Orchestras, not to mention the beloved Jimmy Durante, sort of acting out his ouvre... what was striking, though, was the absolutely absence in this movie packed with servicemen at the most excruciating part of World War II, of any mention of the overseas horrors... propaganda in the finest sense See more 08/01/2015 MGM takes a standard wartime musical convention (putting on a show for the soldiers) and adds its customary dollop of gloss; June Allyson sings "Young Man with a Horn" with Harry James & His Orchestra, Lena Horne croons "Paper Doll" and Gracie Allen performs "Concerto for One Finger." Very entertaining. See more 03/09/2012 cheery WWII musical to keep that morale on the homefront up up up! See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Richard Thorpe

Director

Van Johnson

John Dyckman Brown III

June Allyson

Patsy Deyo

Gloria DeHaven

Jean Deyo

Jimmy Durante

Billy Kipp

Tom Drake

Frank Miller

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Movie Info

Synopsis After a successful nightclub performance, singer Patsy (June Allyson) and her gold digger sister Jean (Gloria DeHaven) hold a private show for servicemen, after which both become smitten with a sailor named Johnny (Van Johnson). Unexpectedly, Patsy and Jean receive a huge anonymous donation, which they use to refashion an abandoned warehouse into a canteen. As they continue working on their new business, they try to determine who their benefactor was, all the while competing for Johnny's love.
Director
Richard Thorpe
Producer
Joe Pasternak
Distributor
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Co
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Genre
Musical, Romance
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 24, 1944, Original
Release Date (DVD)
Jul 21, 2009
Runtime
2h 4m